"Turn & face the change" - David Bowie.  So, here I am, back living the
skihill lifestyle.  My dw (can I call her that? we're not married or
anything) & I bought a house about 10 min below Sun Peaks Resort in BC.
 Dw is still in Nelson, but her transfer came through & she's moving here @
the end of this month.  Next week I road trip to Nelson to grab a vanload of
stuff & her 2 yr old cat, Sage.   Sage is a grey, very long haired (som
Himalayan DNA?) cat who does'nt know she's a cat... Long story there.  My
Dw, who is a social worker, rescued her from a client who was slowly
starving Sage to death.
 So, Chablis & Muscat are gonna have a new freind. (sigh)...  I've been
warming them up to the idea by saying things like "Soon, Sage will be
here.... Won't that be fun?"... Riiiiight...:-(.
 The hoolikittens love the home we bought for them, very rural, flat 1/4
acre of land with a creek behind it.  The previous owner had 2 cats who were
90% indoor & not really hunters....  When we arrived the mice & shrews
figured they had the run of the yard & firewood pile...  No more!  My
adorable little predators have embarked on a vigorus population controll
program, even my neighbors have commented on how nice it is to not see mice
staring them down when they go out to their carport.... I told them a bill
would be forthcoming... :-)
 Currently I have a couple of young renters, who will be back to Ontario
when ski season is over.  Ok kids, they have'nt learned how to clean up
after themselves, though.  Been many ups & downs in the last few months, the
details of which, I won't bore you with.  But, my job is good (not exactly
what I want to be doing, however, it's fun & the money is good), I'm back
being a Voulunteer Ski Patrol member & I'm writing a wine column for the
local paper.  Hope everyones winter is treating them well.

Now, if I can just get Chablis & Muscat to accept Sage.....